过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 长 長 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 接 jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb syn 王 wàng (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) syn 完 wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 浏览 瀏覽 liú lǎn to skim over / to browse syn 过去 過去 guò qù (in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by syn 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 过来 過來 guò lái to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of syn 考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over / to consider / consideration syn 计算 計算 jì suàn to calculate / to compute / to consider / to think over / to plot / to scheme syn 思考 sī kǎo to reflect on / to ponder over syn 主任 zhǔ rèn director / head / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn 头发 頭髮 tóu fa hair (on the head) syn 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor syn 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ to fight for / to strive for / to win over syn 解放 jiě fàng to liberate / to emancipate / liberation / refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 / CL:次[ci4] syn 脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dài head / skull / brains / mental capability / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 分布 分佈 fēn bù to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution syn 疑惑 yí huò to doubt / to distrust / unconvincing / to puzzle over / misgivings / suspicions syn 浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over / from head to foot syn 商量 shāng liang to consult / to talk over / to discuss syn 过度 過度 guò dù excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue syn 协商 協商 xié shāng to consult with / to talk things over / agreement syn 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 管辖 管轄 guǎn xiá to administer / to have jurisdiction (over) syn 掩饰 掩飾 yǎn shì to cover up / to conceal / to mask / to gloss over syn 转头 轉頭 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent syn 反思 fǎn sī to think back over sth / to review / to revisit / to rethink / reflection / reassessment syn 过渡 過渡 guò dù to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration) syn 率领 率領 shuài lǐng to lead / to command / to head syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì jewelry / head ornament syn 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology) syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 琢磨 zuó mo to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2] syn 迎面 yíng miàn directly / head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face syn 残留 殘留 cán liú to remain / to be left over / residual / remnant / residue syn 沸腾 沸騰 fèi téng (of a liquid) to boil / (of sentiments etc) to boil over / to flare up / to be impassioned syn 辩论 辯論 biàn lùn debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 逐年 zhú nián year after year / with each passing year / over the years syn 再三 zài sān over and over again / again and again syn 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 重叠 重疊 chóng dié to overlap / to superimpose / to telescope / to run together / to duplicate / one over another / superposition / an overlap / redundancy / reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll) syn 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over / to fall over / to greatly admire / to prostrate oneself before syn 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 咀嚼 jǔ jué to chew / to think over syn 发丝 髮絲 fà sī hair (on the head) syn 屈服 qū fú to surrender / to succumb / to yield / (as a transitive verb) to defeat / to prevail over syn 讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià to haggle over price / to bargain syn 元首 yuán shǒu head of state syn 铁道部 鐵道部 tiě dào bù Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部|交通运输部[Jiao1 tong1 Yun4 shu1 bu4] 四溢 sì yì (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place / (of grease etc) dripping everywhere / flowing all over the place 连年 連年 lián nián successive years / over many years syn 笑谈 笑談 xiào tán object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat syn 剥皮 剝皮 bāo pí to skin / to flay / to peel / (fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals / also pr. [bo1pi2] 抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn 掀翻 xiān fān to turn sth over / to overturn syn 阳光普照 陽光普照 yáng guāng pǔ zhào (idiom) sunlight shines over all things / drenched in sunlight 股长 股長 gǔ zhǎng person in charge of a 股[gu3] (section or department) / head / chief / director / (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. 風紀股長|风纪股长[feng1 ji4 gu3 zhang3] discipline monitor 身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead syn 画外音 畫外音 huà wài yīn voice-over / background narration 大动干戈 大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē lit. to go to war (idiom) / fig. to make a big fuss over sth syn 铺盖 鋪蓋 pū gài to spread evenly over syn 苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom) / the hard times are over, the good times just beginning syn 飞檐走壁 飛檐走壁 fēi yán zǒu bì to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts) 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè year in, year out (idiom) / (over) many years syn 长跪 長跪 cháng guì to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) syn 套头 套頭 tào tóu (of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-shirt etc) 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ to travel over land and water (idiom) syn 柱头 柱頭 zhù tóu (architecture) capital / column head / (botany) stigma syn 花头 花頭 huā tóu flower head syn 涂饰 塗飾 tú shì to apply paint, veneer etc / to plaster over / decorative coating / finish / veneer syn 碟仙 dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters 大头照 大頭照 dà tóu zhào head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn 响遍 響遍 xiǎng biàn to resound (all over the place) 掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef syn 弓背 gōng bèi to hunch over / to stoop / to arch one's back (upward) 天下乌鸦一般黑 天下烏鴉一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi all crows are black (idiom) / evil people are bad all over the world syn 越 yuè to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more syn 首 shǒu head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc syn 摹写 摹寫 mó xiě to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray syn 低 dī low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline syn 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn 遍 biàn everywhere / all over / classifier for actions: one time syn 页 頁 xié head syn 折 zhē to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) syn 抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary syn 抢 搶 qiǎng to fight over / to rush / to scramble / to grab / to rob / to snatch syn 骗 騙 piàn to cheat / to swindle / to deceive / to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over syn 扑 撲 pū to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over syn 